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Article ID: 291271 - Last Review: October 16, 2002 - Revision: 1.4

FIX: Unregistering Msxml3.dll Leaves Msxml2.ServerXMLHTTP Key in the Registry

This article was previously published under Q291271

SYMPTOMS

Unregistering the Microsoft XML version 3.0 parser, Msxml3.dll, does not remove the following key from the registry:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Msxml2.ServerXMLHTTP
even though a message states that the DllUnregisterServer function in Msxml3.dll succeeded.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

This bug was corrected in Microsoft XML 3.0 Service Pack 1.

For additional information on other fixes included in Microsoft XML 3.0 Service Pack 1, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
292935  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=292935/EN-US/ ) INFO: List of Issues Fixed in Microsoft XML 3.0 Service Pack 1
For the latest information and downloads of MSXML, refer to the following MSDN Web site at:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/xml/default.asp (http://msdn.microsoft.com/xml/default.asp)

MORE INFORMATION

To unregister Msxml3.dll, run the following command from a command prompt:
regsvr32 -u msxml3.dll
Other registry entries specific to Microsoft XML (MSXML) 3.0 are removed, including the following:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Msxml2.ServerXMLHTTP.3.0

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft XML Parser 3.0
Keywords: 
kbbug kbfix kbmsxml300sp1fix kbmsxmlnosweep KB291271
       

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